The All-Star Game has been played since 1933, but it has only “meant something” since 2003. Still, we managed to find plenty of memorable moments from the early years.

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1. Ted Williams hits a walkoff homer in 1941

For almost any other hitter, in any other season, a walkoff three-run homer in the ninth inning of an All-Star Game would be the highlight of the year. For Teddy Ballgame, it was just another footnote in one of the best season-long hitting displays in history. That season, Williams had a .553 on-base percentage, a 1.287 OPS, 37 homers and 120 RBIs. And, of course, he became the most recent player to hit .400, finishing with a .406 average. In that year’s All-Star Game, Williams came to bat with two on and two out in the ninth inning and his team trailing 5-4. After he deposited his blast into the seats, Williams practically skipped around the bases.

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2. Stan Musial hits 12th-inning walkoff homer in 1955

Only Hank Aaron and Willie Mays have appeared in as many All-Star Games as Musial’s 24, but neither provided the fans with a moment like The Man did in 1955. The National League had rallied from a 5-0 deficit to send the game to extra innings. Leading off the 12th, Musial swatted an offering from Boston’s Frank Sullivan over the fence at Milwaukee’s County Stadium to give the N.L. the dramatic come-from-behind victory.

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3. Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive Hall of Famers in 1943

Every American League starter in the 1934 All-Star Game would be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but Hubbell, the N.L. starting pitcher, wasn’t intimidated. After allowing a single to Charlie Gehringer and walking Heinie Manush, the Giants screwball specialist struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx — who hit 1,741 career homers combined — to end the first inning. Then, he struck out Al Simmons and Joe Cronin before Bill Dickey singled.

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4. Pete Rose runs over Ray Fosse in 1970

This classic, held at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium, was tied in the 12th inning. Really, what did anyone expect Pete Rose — a/k/a Charlie Hustle — to do when charging home with the potential winning run? The Reds star crashed headlong into Indians catcher Ray Fosse in an attempt to dislodge the baseball. He did.

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5. Cal Ripken homers in his last All-Star Game in 2001

By the time he took the field for his 19th All-Star Game appearance, Ripken was no stranger to storybook moments. But this might have topped them all. First, when he went out to take his spot at third base, Alex Rodriguez insisted Ripken slide over to short — the position where he had become a legend. Then, on the first pitch he saw, the Orioles great crushed a homer off Chan Ho Park to give the AL a 1-0 lead.

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6. Babe Ruth hits the first All-Star Game home run in 1933

Who else could have hit the first home run in All-Star Game history? The Sultan of Swat’s immense popularity was one reason the annual summer exhibition was created. Ruth struck out looking in his first at-bat but got a measure of revenge against N.L. starter Bill Hallahan in the third, when he smacked a two-run shot to Comiskey Park’s deep right field to give his team a 3-0 lead.

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7. Josh Hamilton owns the opening round of the Home Run Derby in 2008

Although this didn’t happen in the actual game, nobody at Yankee Stadium or watching on television will forget Hamilton’s performance. After he launched 28 baseballs into the seats during the Derby’s opening round, even the casual fan knew the story of Hamilton’s battle against his personal demons. That he didn’t win the event — Justin Morneau beat him 5-3 in the final — was irrelevant to everything but the history books.

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8. Reggie Jackson crushes a home run at Tiger Stadium in 1971

With its enticingly reachable second deck, Tiger Stadium made some impressive homers look legendary. Jackson’s blast didn’t need any help to instantly reach jaw-dropping status. With Luis Aparicio on first, Jackson pinch-hit for Vida Blue and crushed a Dock Ellis offering into the light tower atop the stands in right field—a stunning blast that remains the standard for All-Star homers.

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9. Bo Jackson displays his athleticism in 1989

Jackson’s athletic exploits had long been legendary, but most of his signature moments had happened on the football field. Until this contest. Batting leadoff for the AL, Jackson crushed a homer to dead center off Rick Reuschel. In his second at-bat, he drove home Ruben Sierra with a forceout, then stole second base. In his third at-bat, he singled. And then there was the fly ball in the gap he caught by reaching top speed in about a half-second.

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10. The game is called in 2002

The look of bewilderment on commissioner Bud Selig’s face after the managers ran out of pitchers in the 11th inning is one that will live in baseball infamy. The decision to end the game in a 7-7 tie was the right one, but it left a bad taste in the mouths of baseball fans.